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December 17, 2019

Pro-Life Group Lists Every Company That Funds Planned Parenthood, by Steven Ertelt

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews - This Christmas season, countless people will be purchasing items for their loved ones. With so much money being spent, it is important to know what the companies you purchase from do with your money… That’s why the pro-life group Life Decisions International has compiled another updated list of companies that donate to the Planned Parenthood abortion business. The group has been successful in getting pro-life Americans to boycott companies that back the nation’s leading abortion company and getting corporations to end the relationship.

December 17, 2019

A Science-Based Case for Ending the Porn Epidemic, by Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry

By Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, American Greatness - The central contention of this article is that, however we might feel morally about pornography in general, a number of features about pornography as it has actually existed for the past decade or so, with the emergence of “Tube” sites that provide endless, instant, high-definition video in 2006, and the proliferation of smartphones and tablets since 2007, is fundamentally different from anything we’ve previously experienced… A scientific consensus is emerging that today’s porn is truly a public health menace: its new incarnation combines with some evolutionarily-designed features of our brain to make it uniquely addictive, on par with any drug you might name—and uniquely destructive.

December 17, 2019

Trade Your Fears for Christ’s Peace — Go to Confession! by John Clark

By John Clark, National Catholic Register - Disneyland might claim to be “the happiest place on Earth,” but for my money, nothing beats a Catholic Church that is holding a Penance service just before Christmas. They are attended by those who regularly go to Confession as well as those who haven’t been to Confession in many years. Either way, there is a palpable and profound sense of joy among those who receive absolution in the Sacrament of Penance… Sadly, however, some people will be reluctant to go to Confession this Advent. If you’re one of them, please consider the following.

December 17, 2019

Msgr. Charles Pope: Rediscovering the Original Meaning of the Word “Relevant”

By Msgr. Charles Pope - This is the most problematic aspect of the modern meaning of the word. Relevance today means being in agreement, or in step, with modern times; with the thinking, leanings, customs, and mores of people here and now… And not only are our ideas, teachings, and views expected to be relevant, so are our institutions, such as the Church. We often hear the demand that the Church should be relevant; that her teachings, structure, methods, and views should be up-to-date and should speak to the issues modern people deem important.